Belt or collar



C. WEILAND BELT OR COLLAR Oct. 2

Filed Sept... 16. 1920 Patented @et Z, 1923.

CHARLES WEILAN'D,

" titans BELT 0R COLLAR.

Application flied september 1e, 1920. serial Ne.Y 416,617.

T0 all fte/icm t may concern-s Be it known that CHARLES VVEILAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at vNew York, in the county of New York and, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements inBelts or Collars, of which the following is a specifica- I tion.

This invention relates particularly to dog collars andthe objects'of the invention are to provide asimple and strong vbuckle fastening for articles of this class, which can be cheaply manufactured and which withal will be neat and attractive in appearance.-

En the preferred form of my invention the A buckle is attached tothe collar band or other article by means of a loop which is extended through a, transverse slot inthe band and covered over by a layer of backing material.

Other features of the invention relate to the manner in which the attachment loop is secured to the band and to the manner in which the keeper loop for the end of they strap is retained in place.l

ln the drawing accompanying and form# ing a part'of this specification, I have il lastra-ted the invention embodied ina simple practical form, but wish it understood that modifications and changes may be made in thev structure Without departure from'the true spirit andscope of the invention' asV Figure 5 is an edge View, showing thisl loop as secured to the strap,

Figure 6 is a face View of these parts,

Figure 7 is a longitudinal'sectionalvieW` showing the backing applied over the end of the buckle attaching loop, c

Figure 8, is an outside view .of the finished end ofthe strap. Y

The collar shown is of the usual doubleply construction and consists of an outer or facing strap l0 and an inner or baclng strap Yil, both or either of which may be of less resilient material.

The outer strap.v is formed near theY end thereof withl .a transverselyv extending slot.

l2, to receive the buckle attachingloop.

3 designates the buckle, Vwhichmay be of any suitable or usual construction and 14 designates the socalled buckle attaching loop which is'shoyvn inthe form of ay short strap looped over the bar of the buckle and having its ends passedthrough the slotl2 to the back ofthe facing'` strap-and there secured by a. `rivet l5, or otherjsuitable fastening device, Whose head 15 maybe ornamental.

F or convenience vin assemblage and lfor greater security, theends of this buckle attaching loop may be'first secured together by row of transversey stitching, such as indicated atvltl. 'Y v The inner endA of the buckle attaching loop-is then covered `by a backing lstrip which, in the particular `instance shown, is the inner ply ll-'of the collar These two layers or pliesare then usually secured tov gether by a transverse row of stitching 17 passing through the vplies andthrough'the ends of the interposed buckle loop, and by "r1 Ficgf* ,orrnn'vv YORK, N. Y.

leather or any suitableflexible and more or.

longitudinal edge rowsof stitching, such as indicated at 18; and the ends of these two plies are shown as secured together vby a transverse row of stitching 19.

VThis construction permits of the parts be-` ing secured together -entirely by machine stitching, as; distinguished from hand sevving, which means economy in manufacture;

and the construction Valso enables quickand easy assemblage of the related parts. TheVK end portions of the strapsv which project beneath and beyond the buckle attaching loop also form a tongue standing in back of the buckle and serving as aguard to prevent the buckle from irritating the throat of the animal.Y i

' ln practice, the backing strip may be flattened down Yover the inner endrofthe buckle attaching' loop',fsoas to present practicallya smooth surfaceat the inside of the collar, it being understood that the proportionsjare somewhat exaggeratedin Figure? for the purpose. of better l illustrating the relations of the parts.V l I The buckle may be provided with afkeeper loop, such as I have indicated at 20 and thisV loopV is vsecured in place by simply being loosely retained Within the buckle attaching Y terposed therebetween, as indicated in Fig- Y i havin' itsen'd ortiens yassed through said A :D Y

loop, it being free to slide over said loop to the extent of' motion permitted between the buckle and the pointl Where the buckle attaching loop passes through the slot in the outer-strap. This keeper loop is slipped in` place "over the outer reach of the buckle attaching loop, in the ends of the buckle attaching loop are stitched together, `as will be clearfroin Figure a, so that no special fastenings are necessaryfor this keeper'loopand it has a certain freedoin of movement which is of convenience in engaging'theV end ofthe strapY 'therewith and also yis an aid in the disengagementof the, strap therefrom.

The invention provides an extremely practical and 'desirable' mounting for a buckle 4which is' adaptable toniany uses, as will be apparent-to those skilled in the art.

r:Elie transverse row of stitching 17 which secures the rearward portion of'the'buckleV attaching 'loop may extend` siniply throughV the facing strap, as shown in Figure 5or Vthrough both the facing strap andthe backing strip,'with the buckle attaching loop inurev?. Or if desired, the buckle attaching loop inay be first secured to the facing strap by a row of stitching 17, as shown in Fig- `ure 5, and then after the backing strip is aprow or stitching in'ay be extended through all theseY parts,

plied, as in higuie l, another eitherfalongside or over the first Vrow of stitching 17. Other modifications ina-y sug-V gest themselves to the skilled artisan, all coining within the scope of theappended clainis.

V7 hat I'claiin is:

l. ln a 'device of the character described, Y

a facing strap having a'transverse slot therethrough, a buckle attaching loop having kits end portions extending through said slot to the back of the strapV and secured thereto, and a backing secured to said strap and cov-- eriiig the'end portions of the buckle attaching loop.

V2.111 a device of the character described,

a facing stra-p consisting of a single' ply of material having a transverse slot therethrough, a buckle attaching loop having its end-portions passed through said slot to the Lopposite faceof thestrap andriveted thereto, a single ply backing secured to said strap and covering the end portions of the buckle attaching loop'afnda transverse row of stitching extending through the facing strap,-tlie backing and thebuckle attaching loop at a pointy adjacent one edge ofthe transverse slot in the .facing strap., l f 3; Ina device of the. character described,v a single plyfacingstrap havinga transverse Y slot therethrough, a buckle attaching loep back of the buckle beforeY slot to the opposite face 0f the strap and riveted thereto, a single ply backing secured to said strap and covering they end-portions of Vthe buckle attaching loop and a transverse row of stitching extending through the facing strap, the backing and the interposed portion of the buckle attaching loop, at av point `adjacent one edge of the transverse slot in thefacingstrap.V

4. In a device of the character described,` a two-ply band having a transverse slot'in the outer ply thereof, a looped buckle-attaching strap having itsends passed througl'i-V said slot and'directedV inward vof the end ofY the bandandin between the two plies and means-for securing said interposed-end portions off thefbu-ckle attaching strapbetween 6. ln device of the character described, i

a facing strap having -a transverse slot, there-- through, a-buckle, an attaching strap looped through said buckle and having its end portions extended through the slot andL directed inward of the end of the strap and against the back-of said facing strap, means for sel curingsaid rearwardly extended portion'of the buckle attaching loop at the back of the facing strap and a keeper loop loosely and sli'dably retained the buckle attaching loop between its point of passage VthroughV the facing strap and the rear of the buckle.A

' 7. l'n aY device ofthecharacterdescribed, i105 a facing strap having a transverse slot therethrough, a buckle,'a strap loopedthrough the buckle and having its end'portions'extended through-the slotV and against thebacklof the facing strap, a backing strip secured tothe facing strap and covering the rear-ward end i portions of the buckle 'attaching loop, a' keeper loopV loosely and freely slidable in the buckle attaching. loop between its' point of passage through the facingV strap and the rear of the' buckle and a transverse row of' stitching extending throughithe facing strap andthe rearward. portionA of the buckle attaching loop to thereby securev saidloop and teliinit the sliding-movement of the keeper' loop thereon. Y f f ln testiinenywhereof 'l aftixfiny signature.

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